Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants
The fruits of four wild plants, namely, Capparis decidua, Ficus carica, Syzygium cumini, and Ziziphus jujuba, are separately used as traditional dietary and remedial agents in remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The results of our study on these four plants revealed that the examined fruit...
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| author | Anwar Ali Shad Shabir Ahmad Riaz Ullah Naser M. AbdEl-Salam H. Fouad Najeeb Ur Rehman Hidayat Hussain Wajid Saeed |
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| description | The fruits of four wild plants, namely, Capparis decidua, Ficus carica, Syzygium cumini, and Ziziphus jujuba, are separately used as traditional dietary and remedial agents in remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The results of our study on these four plants revealed that the examined fruits were a valuable source of nutraceuticals and exhibited good level of antimicrobial activity. The fruits of these four investigated plants are promising source of polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, and saponins. These four plants' fruits are good sources of iron, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, and chromium. It was also observed that these fruits are potential source of antioxidant agent and the possible reason could be that these samples had good amount of phytochemicals. Hence, the proper propagation, conservation, and chemical investigation are recommended so that these fruits should be incorporated for the eradication of food and health related problems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ac544985fb404376af021247cce2222f2025-02-03T01:21:49ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/857363857363Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal PlantsAnwar Ali Shad0Shabir Ahmad1Riaz Ullah2Naser M. AbdEl-Salam3H. Fouad4Najeeb Ur Rehman5Hidayat Hussain6Wajid Saeed7Agricultural Chemistry Department, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25000, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Islamia College Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25000, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Government College Ara Khel, FR Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 26000, PakistanRiyadh Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh 11437, Saudi ArabiaRiyadh Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh 11437, Saudi ArabiaUoN Chair of Oman’s Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Birkat Al Mauz, 616 Nizwa, OmanUoN Chair of Oman’s Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products, University of Nizwa, P.O. Box 33, Birkat Al Mauz, 616 Nizwa, OmanAgricultural Chemistry Department, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 25000, PakistanThe fruits of four wild plants, namely, Capparis decidua, Ficus carica, Syzygium cumini, and Ziziphus jujuba, are separately used as traditional dietary and remedial agents in remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The results of our study on these four plants revealed that the examined fruits were a valuable source of nutraceuticals and exhibited good level of antimicrobial activity. The fruits of these four investigated plants are promising source of polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, and saponins. These four plants' fruits are good sources of iron, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, and chromium. It was also observed that these fruits are potential source of antioxidant agent and the possible reason could be that these samples had good amount of phytochemicals. Hence, the proper propagation, conservation, and chemical investigation are recommended so that these fruits should be incorporated for the eradication of food and health related problems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/857363 |
| spellingShingle | Anwar Ali Shad Shabir Ahmad Riaz Ullah Naser M. AbdEl-Salam H. Fouad Najeeb Ur Rehman Hidayat Hussain Wajid Saeed Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants |
| title_full | Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants |
| title_fullStr | Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants |
| title_short | Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants |
| title_sort | phytochemical and biological activities of four wild medicinal plants |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/857363 |
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